by Dian Turner | Mar 15, 2026 | 2026, ASIA, JAPAN
Today we took a car to a tucked-away village up in the hills above Lake Biwa, the largest freshwater lake in Japan that’s over 4,000 years old. YELP you read that right! First, we visited the village’s beautiful Shinto shrine, well cared for by the local community....
by Dian Turner | Mar 14, 2026 | 2026, ASIA, JAPAN
Tea Ceremony, Temples and Cherry Blossoms Philosophers Path leads up to the Zen Silver Temple and is lined with cherry blossom trees. With the trees currently in full bloom, it feels fairytale like …petals are falling softly like snow all around on on you … and the...
by Dian Turner | Mar 13, 2026 | 2026, ASIA, JAPAN
First….let me give credit to Connie for some of the pictures I’ve been posting on this trip. We created a shared album and I have pulled several great photos for which she deserves lots of credit. When we arrived by train in Amanohashidate, our first surprise was our...
by Dian Turner | Mar 12, 2026 | 2026, ASIA, JAPAN
We made a brief overnight stop in Osaka. I was blown over by how many people and how many neon signs there were in this city. It is more exciting than New York City as far as the activity. But population wise… Osaka: ~2.7 million New York City: ~8.3 million 👉 New York...
by Dian Turner | Mar 10, 2026 | 2026, ASIA, Front Page, JAPAN
It’s hard to find a word or phrase to describe how I felt at my first glance of Mount Fuji…. Maybe awe-struck, surreal and/or humbled. It was like seeing a painting come to life. It felt like Mother Nature showing off just for me. Definitely a moment I’ll never...
